Question

Which of the following is NOT a variation of a Pythagorean identity?​

Answer 1

The expression that is not a variation of the Pythagorean identity is the third option.

What is the Pythagorean identity?

The Pythagorean identity can be written as:

$sin^2(x) + cos^2(x) = 1$

For example, if we subtract cos^2(x) on both sides we get the second option:

$sin^2(x) = 1 - cos^2(x)$

Which is a variation.

Now, let's divide both sides by cos^2(x).

$sin^2(x)/cos^2(x) + cos^2(x)/cos^2(x) = 1/cos^2(x)\\\\tan^2(x) + 1 = sec^2(x)\\\\tan^2(x) - sec^2(x) = -1$

Notice that the third expression in the options looks like this one, but the one on the right side is positive. The above expression is in did a variation of the Pythagorean identity, then the one written in the options (with the 1 instead of the -1) is incorrect, meaning that it is not a variation of the Pythagorean identity.

Concluding, the correct option is the third one.

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